Hey All,
Here are the news items for the past week:
CANCELLATION
Paramount Network has cancelled 68 Whiskey after only one season. (Variety)
AMC has cancelled NOS4A2 after two seasons. (Variety)
CASTING NEWS
Actor Alan Ritchson (Blood Drive and Titans) has landed the lead role in the upcoming Amazon adaptation of the Jack Reacher franchise, based on the Lee Child book series. (Variety)
Actors Andrew Leeds, Michael Thomas Grant and Kapil Talwalkar and actress Alice Lee have been promoted to series regulars on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist for the show’s second season. (TV Line)
Actress Gina Torres (Firefly and Suits) has joined the cast of 9-1-1: Lone Star, playing paramedic Captain Tommy Vega, who was at the top of her game when she hung up her uniform to raise her twin daughters, until COVID-19 changed everything. (TV Line)
PRODUCTION NEWS
The next Marvel character to get her own TV series is Silk , aka Cindy Moon, a Korean-American superhero (sort of like the female Spider-Man). (Variety)
MOVIE NEWS
Ryan Murphy has announced that the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical The Prom will debut on Netflix around December 25. Among the cast are Meryl Streep,Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells and James Corden – who head to Indiana, where they help a teen (Jo Ellen Pellman) whose prom was cancelled when she tried to bring her girlfriend as her date. The cast cast includes Kerry Washington, Awkwafina, Keegan-Michael Key and Ariana Debose (who stepped in for Ariana Grande at the last minute). (TV Line)
REUNION PLANS
HBO Max will be bringing a reunion of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air this fall. Returning cast members include Will Smith, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro. (TV Line)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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